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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Here is some information on how Tarte Cosmetics got started from their website:

"Before I started tarte out of my one bedroom apartment in 1999, I was a total beauty addict like you but quickly became frustrated when I couldn’t find healthy, nourishing cosmetics – everything I found was full of unhealthy, synthetic formulas. And whether it was department store makeup or one of the very few ‘healthy’ makeup lines I was able to find, the packaging was so unglamorous I hardly wanted to buy it let alone take it out of my purse in public!

So I set out to create a line that would prove that glamour can be good for you by pioneering the use of high-performance naturals™ that bring clinical results to the everyday woman! Nine years later tarte is the leader in earth engineered™ beauty offering the widest selection of natural cosmetics full of skinvigorating™ ingredients including our proprietary t5 super fruit complex™ (a blend of the five most active, free-radical fighting super fruits), vitamins, minerals and natural fruit and plant extracts. But it’s not just about what’s in our healthy formulas; it’s what’s not in them that really sets us apart! We are 100% free of parabens, petro-chemicals, phthalates, sulfates and synthetic fragrances, just to name a few.

We don’t just stop at the formulas – our chic, runway-inspired cases and compacts are more then just pretty packaging. We’re helping reduce green house gas emissions one mascara at a time by creating components that are made from recyclable or post-consumer recycled material and can often be re-used to help reduce environmental waste. We like to say we’re doing the ‘leg work’ to help all of us minimize our carbon footprints."

How to enter:

Stop by Tarte Cosmeticsthen come back and leave a comment on your favorite item. Want more entries? Blog about this giveaway and leave a post that you did and where. You can also subscribe to my blog / be a follower / grab my button / or tweet with me /for additional entries! Winner will be picked using random.org. Contest will end July 22, 2009 9:00 PM EST.

Their new Eyelash Enhancer looks incredible - I especially like that it does not use any scary chemical like some of the more expensive ones do.Thank you for the giveaway :)hurdler4eva(at)gmail(dot)com

I think my favorite item has to be the t-zone travel shine control to go or the the eraser 4-in-1 natural concealer from the Bridal Beauty section. I'm getting married in 2 months and will be needing both!